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Seniors Exercise DVD: Senior / Elderly Easy Pilates Exercises DVD. Easy PILATES Exercises for Strength, Rehab & Physical Therapy. This Seniors Fitness DVD is Good also for Easy Osteoporosis Exercises, Diabetes Exercises, Arthritis Exercises, Alzheimer's Exercises DVD. Sunshine is a Certified AARP Trainer by ACE, The American Council on Exercise.

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This is a simple, easy, exercise DVD for seniors. The DVD has simple easy sitting exercises that are easy to do, and the 2nd part has lower body exercises that are done standing while holding a chair.
After using this DVD for just a few weeks I have gained more strength, flexibility and joint mobility. Filmed on the Beach, Sunshine is always smiling, showing proper form and the exercises are easy for me to follow. The pace is slow & relaxed.
If you want a simple easy exercise DVD that will keep you fit --this is it! I can honestly say that this is the best exercise DVD for seniors & the elderly.It has a warm up, a cool down stretching segment and a relaxation segment with breathing exercises. After I finish this simple easy seniors exercise workout, I am energized and feel that my Health has improved a lot.
This is the Best Exercise DVD for anyone that wants to do simple easy weightless Pilate's and Isometric exercises. I highly recommend this Exercise DVD to all Seniors & Elderly.

Nice program. My mom has alzheimers and so she gets confused real easy. This program is not so fast that it overwhelms her. She may not do each exercise correctly but she trys AND she enjoys it. I aslo use the program with her and it is a pretty good workout.

I bought this Easy Exercises-Isometrics, Pilates, & Stretching with Sunshine DVD and it's Great! It's the first Exercise Video that I've found that I can follow along with. If I try to keep up with the faster paced videos, I can only do half of an exercise or miss some of the exercises and you can injure yourself.

I'm not a senior, but I have back problems now and then and I can't bend myself like a pretzel. I've been using your video for 2 months now and I'm able to do every exercise.

I like the positive comments and affirmations and always look forward to using this DVD which makes my workout a positive experience!

When I first played this DVD, I found the fixed smile on "Sunshine" and the overly loud background music annoying. I also thought the five or ten minute filler at the end to be a bit much.

Those are the only minuses, though, in this otherwise wonderful exercise video for seniors. I'd tried others and they tended to move too quickly for my arthritic 86 year old mother: by the time she'd have mastered one movement, the presenter would have moved on to another and getting ready for a third. This DVD is well-paced and more importantly, does a good job of gently exercising a lot of muscle groups, expecially legs and upper body. I have recommended this title to others and will continue to do so.

It is alot of what my Mom learned at physical therapy but she can now do it at home . It has definitly made improved physical and mental health for her. It moves at a pace that fits seniors and a perfect combination of exercises . I don't want to return it because Mom enjoys it but it has 2 quick interruptions in the DVD from the 1st time we viewed it.Nothing we couldn't live with.

The title says it all! It's fun and challenging enough to give a good workout for it's target audience.

I was reluctant to purchase this for my husband. He has COPD, and I didn't know if he would like it or even participate. Well, he laughted at SUNSHINE, but he was able to do the exercises sitting down and did not become overtaxed. It's much too slow for anyone who is able to walk around the block but for those not able to move well, its perfect and entertaining except the last part when she does meditation. Makes you wanna scream. Just turn it off after the stretching.

The exercises were excellent for this ancient senior and gave me a good workout. Miss Sunshine moves too fast from one exercise to another; by the time I was on the floor for the back exercises, they were finished. I find her fixed smile off-putting, so avoid looking at her. The mispronunciation of "pectorals" and the instruction to "lay" on my back both set my teeth on edge. However, I am benefiting from the excercises and recommend them as an excellent way to begin reconditioning an out of shape body.

I bought this for my grandmother, who is in stage 2 of Alzheimer's Disease. She is able to follow along with all of the segments and really enjoys the hostess.

I second the entire review by beanbug ("Low production values but good exercises"). I would have said it was cheesy, but my 91-yr-old grandmother with dementia and balance problems seems to like it. More importantly, it keeps her attention for the entire half hour because she can follow it and do the exercises. It moves at a good pace for her--not too fast, not too slow. My grandfather, who is in much better shape, has gotten engaged by it, too. They both even like the >5 min relaxation/breathing sequence at the end which has clips of nature scenes. I thought they might prefer an instructor who was more like them, but the young, fit, ALWAYS-smiling Sunshine worked just fine.

The video I received has two stretching exercises that are on the floor. Since that would be too difficult, I got my grandmother to do those sitting down and moving her upper body instead. That wasn't something she could have figured out on her own, and I wish this alternative would have been mentioned. On the other hand, giving alternatives would have added complexity to the instructions, which are deliberately (and thankfully) very short and simple. Also, there is no transition time given to go from the sitting to standing exercises either, so she always misses the first standing exercise (deep knee bends, which are too hard for her anyway).

The bottom line is that I wanted something to get my grandmother moving. I chose this video based on the other reviews here at Amazon and am quite pleased with my selection.